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Amazing Animals
Polar Bears
From graceful swans to towering giraffes, and from tree-climbing koalas to powerful tigers, the world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This series travels the planet to study 12 fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured animal's appearance, behaviors, and life cycle. Each book also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal's appearance or behavior.
- GenresNonfictionChildrens
24 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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About the author
Valerie Bodden
365 books39 followersValerie Bodden writes children's nonfiction as well as Christian romance (under the name Valerie M. Bodden--visit the Goodreads page for her Christian romance at https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...).
She is the author of more than 300 children's books. Her books have received critical acclaim from Booklist, Children's Literature, ForeWord Magazine, Horn Book Guide, VOYA, and School Library Journal.
Valerie lives in Wisconsin with her husband, four children, one dog, two cats, a growing collection of fish, and miscellaneous bugs that her children have "rescued" from the outdoors. She spends most of her time writing or wrangling children and animals
Find her online at www.valeriembodden.com (Christian fiction), www.valeriebodden.com (children’s nonfiction), or www.vbeditorial.com (editing services).
She is the author of more than 300 children's books. Her books have received critical acclaim from Booklist, Children's Literature, ForeWord Magazine, Horn Book Guide, VOYA, and School Library Journal.
Valerie lives in Wisconsin with her husband, four children, one dog, two cats, a growing collection of fish, and miscellaneous bugs that her children have "rescued" from the outdoors. She spends most of her time writing or wrangling children and animals
Find her online at www.valeriembodden.com (Christian fiction), www.valeriebodden.com (children’s nonfiction), or www.vbeditorial.com (editing services).
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
February 3, 2022
My son loves reading real facts about animals, and he loves polar bears. So he appreciated this book.
My complaint about 'animal fact' books is that they often have multiple photos, images and facts together on each page. This becomes very overwhelming as it is unstructured/unorganized to read together, and it looks very busy/messy.
This book in particular includes the hard/'sad' facts about polar bears, for example that they eat penguins and seals. My son was sad to learn that. So keep that in mind as a parent.
It is a good point for discussion and learning about the nature of life, and for Christian parents in particular, I used this as a learning reminder about Genesis and our cursed world. God did not originally intend for there to be death, killing, or cruelty and suffering. In the beginning, 'the lion laid with the lamb'. <3
My complaint about 'animal fact' books is that they often have multiple photos, images and facts together on each page. This becomes very overwhelming as it is unstructured/unorganized to read together, and it looks very busy/messy.
This book in particular includes the hard/'sad' facts about polar bears, for example that they eat penguins and seals. My son was sad to learn that. So keep that in mind as a parent.
It is a good point for discussion and learning about the nature of life, and for Christian parents in particular, I used this as a learning reminder about Genesis and our cursed world. God did not originally intend for there to be death, killing, or cruelty and suffering. In the beginning, 'the lion laid with the lamb'. <3
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May 24, 2020𝘈𝘮𝘢𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘈𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘴: 𝘗𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴, written for early readers, introduces children to the bears’ traits, habitat, and diet and is illustrated with gorgeous full-page photographs. Vocabulary words are defined at the bottom of the page. Unfortunately, the book doesn’t mention that they are a threatened species.
January 31, 2021
I like icy lands because there is a lot of snow.
January 17, 2013
Our library pre-school story time theme "Polar Pals" provided a perfect opportunity to share a non-fiction book with the children. This one worked well, as the large format made the pictures easier for all to see. Rather than read the text, we simply chatted about many (but not all) of the full-page photographs. For instance...
"How many legs do polar bears walk on?"
"Do polar bears take naps?"
"Can polar bears stand on two legs?"
"Do polar bears dive into the water?"
"Show me how a mother polar bear might dig a hole in the snow."
"Baby polar bears play hide and seek with their mother." (Peek-a-boo!)
"Can polar bears swim? and float? and fish?"
"Have you seen a polar bear?"
"How many legs do polar bears walk on?"
"Do polar bears take naps?"
"Can polar bears stand on two legs?"
"Do polar bears dive into the water?"
"Show me how a mother polar bear might dig a hole in the snow."
"Baby polar bears play hide and seek with their mother." (Peek-a-boo!)
"Can polar bears swim? and float? and fish?"
"Have you seen a polar bear?"
November 26, 2016
Polar Bears from the Amazing Animals series describe polar bears’ habitats and features with photographs. At the end of the book, resources and useful websites are provided to dig into more information on this animal. Interestingly, this informational book revolves around a folktale about polar bears’ short tails. I wish I could have information on the reason why polar bears’ tails are short from a scientific perspective, though.
August 20, 2020
An amazing read!
March 7, 2011
Great animal series for kids with beautiful photographs and simple layout.
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